Patrick Foppe of Lashly & Baer, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri, joins USLAW Live! to explore how AI is reshaping the legal industry, why adoption is becoming essential and the many ways it can enhance everything from case management to more compelling case narratives.
Patrick and USLAW Live! co-hosts Jessica Dark (Pierce Couch in Oklahoma) and Mike Judy (Dysart Taylor | Kansas/Western Missouri) also examine the recent SCOTUS Montgomery decision and its implications for the transportation industry. They also touch on pipe organs, Cirque de Soleil and a festive twinning dress-up event for the Fourth of July. Tune into this informative and entertaining conversation.
USLAW serves the state of Missouri through member firms Lashly & Baer, P.C., and Dysart Taylor (Kansas/Western Missouri).
3:25 Patrick Foppe shares his journey through USLAW, including a nod to Kevin Fritz and hisinvolvement in several USLAW programs, practice groups )transportation and retail)
6:20 Patrick shares firsthand experience and advice for anyone looking to become more involved with USLAW.
7:40 “We’ve got you.” Team sport.
8:50 Impact of hearing the client's perspective
9:35 Patrick shares how he uses AI in his practice and offers tips on how everyone can learn to use it best.
11:00 Productivity gained through AI and use of agents – generating evaluations, emails, billing, calendar and more.
13:00 How to build an Agent and use self-improvement loops.
15:30 Where do you start exploring AI if you don’t have 3 years of experience already learning it?
17:45 How does AI change the makeup of law firms? Plaintiffs' bar vs defense bar adoption of AI. More work to come.
19:26 How are Lashly & Baer and law firms in general handling AI on the ground level?
21:00 How AI will help us focus on theatrics – storytelling, connecting, etc.
25:00 SCOTUS Montgomery decision and what it means for the transportation industry.
31:50 Getting to know Patrick outside of the office and courtroom, including a busy year of a family wedding, seven kids, a pipe organ, Cirque de Soleil school for aerial silk performances, nursing degree, volleyball and a twin’s dress-up event for the Fourth of July.